Nonstop flight route between Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands and Marabá, Pará, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(9°25'41"S by 160°3'16"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°22'4"S by 49°8'17"W)
Distance from HIR to MAB:
10,181.68 miles (16,385.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR), Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands and João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB), Marabá, Pará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,182 miles (or 16,386 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) and João Correa da Rocha Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) and João Correa da Rocha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIR / AGGH |
| Airport Name: | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) |
| Location: | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°25'41"S by 160°3'16"E |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HIR |
| More Information: | HIR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAB / SBMA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Marabá, Pará, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°22'4"S by 49°8'17"W |
| Area Served: | Marabá |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 357 feet (109 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAB |
| More Information: | MAB Maps & Info |
Facts about Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR):
- Because of Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field)'s relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) is Mbambanakira Airport (MBU), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SSW of HIR.
- The furthest airport from Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (meaning Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,138 miles (19,533 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
- Control of the airstrip was the focus of months of fighting in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.
- Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB):
- The furthest airport from João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) is Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR), which is nearly antipodal to João Correa da Rocha Airport (meaning João Correa da Rocha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Roman Tmetuchl International Airport), and is located 12,149 miles (19,551 kilometers) away in Koror, Palau.
- Because of João Correa da Rocha Airport's relatively low elevation of 357 feet, planes can take off or land at João Correa da Rocha Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "João Correa da Rocha Airport", another name for MAB is "Aeroporto João Correa da Rocha".
- João Correa da Rocha Airport handled 380,439 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) is Carajás Airport (CKS), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) SW of MAB.
- João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located 5 km from downtown Marabá.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.52 miles (42.68 km) SSW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 61.53 miles (99.02 km) WNW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 63.09 miles (101.53 km) ENE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 66.11 miles (106.40 km) NE | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 75.68 miles (121.80 km) ENE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 96.90 miles (155.95 km) NNW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 130.62 miles (210.22 km) S | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 134.36 miles (216.23 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 143.95 miles (231.67 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 205.17 miles (330.18 km) WNW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 222.28 miles (357.73 km) NW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 236.44 miles (380.51 km) WNW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 312.80 miles (503.41 km) NW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 330.88 miles (532.50 km) WNW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 336.85 miles (542.10 km) WNW | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,137.56 miles (19,533.46 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 2 | 12,129.23 miles (19,520.06 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 3 | 12,107.52 miles (19,485.12 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 4 | 12,099.23 miles (19,471.77 km) WNW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 5 | 12,086.50 miles (19,451.28 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 12,037.25 miles (19,372.04 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 7 | 12,034.09 miles (19,366.95 km) NNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 8 | 12,022.94 miles (19,349.00 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 9 | 12,017.73 miles (19,340.61 km) NW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 10 | 12,005.10 miles (19,320.28 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 11 | 11,998.15 miles (19,309.11 km) W | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 12 | 11,987.80 miles (19,292.45 km) NNE | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,983.75 miles (19,285.94 km) NNE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,972.81 miles (19,268.33 km) W | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 11,966.04 miles (19,257.43 km) W | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.66 miles (126.59 km) SW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 116.10 miles (186.84 km) E | Imperatriz-Prefeito Renato Moreira Airport (IMP) | Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 132.25 miles (212.83 km) SSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 142.56 miles (229.43 km) SSE | Araguaína Airport (AUX) | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 5 | 206.27 miles (331.95 km) S | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 6 | 259.65 miles (417.86 km) NW | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 7 | 278.93 miles (448.90 km) N | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 344.26 miles (554.03 km) S | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 9 | 388.67 miles (625.51 km) ENE | Marechal Cunha Machado International Airport (Tirirical) (SLZ) | São Luís, Brazil | |
| 10 | 390.91 miles (629.11 km) NW | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 397.41 miles (639.57 km) NNW | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 12 | 434.96 miles (700.00 km) E | Teresina–Senador Petrônio Portella Airport (THE) | Teresina, Piauí, Brazil | |
| 13 | 439.17 miles (706.78 km) WNW | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 440.28 miles (708.56 km) S | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 15 | 472.22 miles (759.97 km) ENE | Barreirinhas Airport (BRB) | Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,148.67 miles (19,551.34 km) WNW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 2 | 12,133.41 miles (19,526.78 km) ENE | Melangguane Airport (MNA) | Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,103.14 miles (19,478.06 km) ENE | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,069.21 miles (19,423.47 km) ENE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,058.55 miles (19,406.30 km) ENE | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,051.43 miles (19,394.84 km) ENE | Naha Airport (NAH) | Tahuna, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,037.56 miles (19,372.53 km) E | General Santos International Airport (GES) | General Santos City, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,025.91 miles (19,353.78 km) NE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,011.27 miles (19,330.22 km) E | Allah Valley Airport (AAV) | Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines | |
| 10 | 11,992.42 miles (19,299.88 km) NE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 11,982.43 miles (19,283.80 km) NE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 12 | 11,969.14 miles (19,262.41 km) NNW | Ayawasi Airport (AYW) | Ayawasi, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,963.38 miles (19,253.15 km) ENE | Awang Airport (CBO) | Cotabato City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 11,959.50 miles (19,246.90 km) NE | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | 11,951.59 miles (19,234.17 km) NNW | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |